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bug#46594: [External] : bug#46594: Use short answers
From: |
Juri Linkov |
Subject: |
bug#46594: [External] : bug#46594: Use short answers |
Date: |
Wed, 24 Feb 2021 22:50:21 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) |
>> This is not only about about y-or-n-p/yes-or-no-p. It also affects
>> the function 'read-answer' and its option 'read-answer-short'.
>
> Then why neither NEWS nor the doc string mention those other APIs?
Sorry, this fixes the omission:
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index caa366aaef..1ec080a6db 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -2414,6 +2414,11 @@ and display the result.
When non-nil, then functions 'read-char-choice' and 'y-or-n-p' (respectively)
use the function 'read-key' to read a character instead of using the
minibuffer.
+---
+** New variable 'use-short-answers' to use 'y-or-n-p' instead of 'yes-or-no-p'.
+This relieves of the need to define an alias that maps one to another
+in the init file. The same variable also affects the function 'read-answer'.
+
+++
** 'set-window-configuration' now takes an optional 'dont-set-frame'
parameter which, when non-nil, instructs the function not to select
diff --git a/src/fns.c b/src/fns.c
index c16f9c6399..7c35957e0f 100644
--- a/src/fns.c
+++ b/src/fns.c
@@ -5904,6 +5909,16 @@ syms_of_fns (void)
this variable. */);
use_file_dialog = true;
+ DEFVAR_BOOL ("use-short-answers", use_short_answers,
+ doc: /* Non-nil means `yes-or-no-p' uses shorter answers "y" or "n".
+It's discouraged to use single-key answers because `yes-or-no-p' is
+intended to be used when it's thought that you should not respond too
+quickly, and giving the wrong answer would have serious consequences.
+When non-nil, it uses `y-or-n-p'. In this case it means also obeying
+the value of `y-or-n-p-use-read-key'. The same variable also affects
+the function `read-answer'. */);
+ use_short_answers = false;
+
defsubr (&Sidentity);
defsubr (&Srandom);
defsubr (&Slength);
- bug#46594: Use short answers, Juri Linkov, 2021/02/17
- bug#46594: Use short answers, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2021/02/22
- bug#46594: [External] : bug#46594: Use short answers, Drew Adams, 2021/02/22
- bug#46594: [External] : bug#46594: Use short answers, Juri Linkov, 2021/02/24
- bug#46594: [External] : bug#46594: Use short answers, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/02/24
- bug#46594: [External] : bug#46594: Use short answers, Juri Linkov, 2021/02/24
- bug#46594: [External] : bug#46594: Use short answers, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/02/24
- bug#46594: [External] : bug#46594: Use short answers,
Juri Linkov <=
- bug#46594: [External] : bug#46594: Use short answers, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/02/25
- bug#46594: [External] : bug#46594: Use short answers, Juri Linkov, 2021/02/25
- bug#46594: [External] : bug#46594: Use short answers, Drew Adams, 2021/02/24
- bug#46594: [External] : bug#46594: Use short answers, Juri Linkov, 2021/02/25
- bug#46594: [External] : bug#46594: Use short answers, Drew Adams, 2021/02/25